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 Definitions of sportive  [ˈspɔr tɪv, ˈspoʊr-]  

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Definition of 'sportive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) sportive
playful; frolicsome.

2.  sportive
pertaining to or of the nature of a sport or sports.

3.  sportive
ardent; wanton.

Etymology:  (1910–15)

Definition of 'sportive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) sportive
relating to or interested in sports

2. (adj) coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive
given to merry frolicking
"frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"


Definition of 'sportive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) sportive
tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry



'sportive' - Nearby Entries  

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